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Early Childhood School - Central

Newark · Essex County · Early childhood center
Grades PK
Last reported enrollment in 2021-22 — no longer in the data since.
Updated June 2026

At a glance

What changed?

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Enrollment over time

In its last year on record, 2021-22, it enrolled 119 students. That is 22 fewer than in 2014-15 (141) — the school had shrunk. It peaked at 266 in 2016-17.

students 075150225300 1191998200320082013201820232025

Total students enrolled each fall. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 2014-15 and 2021-22 was Black students — 76% then, 72% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 723%72%1998200320082013201820232025
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Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2017-18 and 2021-22 the makeup of this school shifted noticeably.

That’s the smallest shift among the district’s three early-childhood centers — smaller than 75% of Essex County early-childhood centers. That roughly tracks the district overall (6.6) — a district-wide change more than a school-specific one. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black −6.2·Hispanic +4·White +1.4

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2021-22, 61.3% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010076%65.5%61.3%201420192021
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Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district early-childhood centers, for comparison. Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →